Plugboard "Metadata: Show series [series index] - title as title (Kindle)"

Deep Cover · 01-08-2012, 03:11 PM

I'm having trouble automatically having the kindle show the series name and the book's place within the series in the title. For example, The Man Who Went up in Smoke is the second book in the Martin Beck series of police procedurals, and I'd like the title on the kindle to be (or to start with) Martin Beck [2].

I copied pasted the following from the sticky thread on techniques to use plugboards, etc.:

format: mobi
device: kindle2
template: {series:|| }{series_index:0>2s|[|] - }{title}
destination: title

Because of something I'd read on another thread, which I can't find again at the moment, I created a second plugboard that was identical except that the format was PRC.

The result was a bit surprising. It worked perfectly for some books and not for others. I could not see a pattern to what worked and what didn't. All of the books have the correct information in calibre's "Series" column. Sometimes, one book in a series worked and another didn't. Series with many books worked; a series where I have only one of the books (so far) worked. I'm having trouble thinking of anything that distinguishes the books for which it worked from those for which it didn't.

Any thoughts?

lbik · 01-08-2012, 05:28 PM

I change the title to

{series}{series_index:0>2s| - | - }{title}

and it works perfect.

Deep Cover · 01-29-2012, 05:18 AM

Thanks. I had the same result with yours: it worked for some books, not for others. I've tried a few times to delete the books for which it didn't work and then retransfer them from the library to the kindle, but that didn't work. It just leaves the titles unchanged on the kindle.

HarryT · 01-29-2012, 05:38 AM

I'd suggest that you raise a bug report. I use it extensively on my Kindle, and it's always worked perfectly for me. Are you using the current version of Calibre?

Deep Cover · 01-29-2012, 06:41 AM

Aha! I figured it out. The problem had to do with applying the plugboard to files with DRM.

HarryT · 01-29-2012, 06:42 AM

Pleased to hear that you've discovered the reason.

jhempel24 · 11-30-2012, 05:17 PM

I'm having a problem transferring them to the Nook Color with CyanogenMod 10 (or JelllyBean), not sure how to fix this :\ It worked great with Nook Color with Manual Nooter

01-08-2012, 03:11 PM	#1
Deep Cover Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle	Plugboard "Metadata: Show series [series index] - title as title (Kindle)" I'm having trouble automatically having the kindle show the series name and the book's place within the series in the title. For example, The Man Who Went up in Smoke is the second book in the Martin Beck series of police procedurals, and I'd like the title on the kindle to be (or to start with) Martin Beck [2]. I copied pasted the following from the sticky thread on techniques to use plugboards, etc.: format: mobi device: kindle2 template: {series:\|\| }{series_index:0>2s\|[\|] - }{title} destination: title Because of something I'd read on another thread, which I can't find again at the moment, I created a second plugboard that was identical except that the format was PRC. The result was a bit surprising. It worked perfectly for some books and not for others. I could not see a pattern to what worked and what didn't. All of the books have the correct information in calibre's "Series" column. Sometimes, one book in a series worked and another didn't. Series with many books worked; a series where I have only one of the books (so far) worked. I'm having trouble thinking of anything that distinguishes the books for which it worked from those for which it didn't. Any thoughts?

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01-08-2012, 05:28 PM	#2
lbik Reader Posts: 46 Karma: 162 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Hannover Device: Kindle KB and Kindle Fire HD 8.9	I change the title to {series}{series_index:0>2s\| - \| - }{title} and it works perfect.

01-29-2012, 05:18 AM	#3
Deep Cover Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle	Thanks. I had the same result with yours: it worked for some books, not for others. I've tried a few times to delete the books for which it didn't work and then retransfer them from the library to the kindle, but that didn't work. It just leaves the titles unchanged on the kindle.

01-29-2012, 05:38 AM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I'd suggest that you raise a bug report. I use it extensively on my Kindle, and it's always worked perfectly for me. Are you using the current version of Calibre?

01-29-2012, 06:41 AM	#5
Deep Cover Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle	Aha! I figured it out. The problem had to do with applying the plugboard to files with DRM.

01-29-2012, 06:42 AM	#6
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Pleased to hear that you've discovered the reason.

11-30-2012, 05:17 PM	#7
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	I'm having a problem transferring them to the Nook Color with CyanogenMod 10 (or JelllyBean), not sure how to fix this :\ It worked great with Nook Color with Manual Nooter

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